Cried with new top, so made uniform (8)
I believe the answer is:
equalled
'cried with new top' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'made uniform' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'made' could be 'led' (leading is a kind of making) and 'led' is found within the answer.
'uniform' could be 'equal' (I've seen this before) and 'equal' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'so' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for equalled that I've seen before include "Matched, rivalled" , "In three parts; voice" , "Came to" .)